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Hellenic Carriers Limited 

Press Release 12 May 2011

AGM Results

Hellenic Carriers Limited, ("Hellenic" or the "Company") (AIM: HCL), an international provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, today announces that at their Annual General Meeting held yesterday on 11 May 2011 in Athens, all resolutions, mentioned below, were duly passed.

The issued share capital as of 12 May 2011 is 45,616,851 shares of US$0.001 each with voting rights.

Ordinary Resolutions

1. That the Company's accounts and the reports of the Directors and Auditors for the year ended 31 December 2010 be approved and adopted.

2. That Dimos Kapouniaridis, being eligible for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.

3. That Elpida Kyriakopoulou, being eligible for re-election, be re-elected as a director of the Company.

4. That Ernst & Young be reappointed as Auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company and that their remuneration be fixed by the Directors.

5. That the payment of a divided of GBP 0.0545 per ordinary share in the share capital of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2010 be approved.

Special Resolution

6. That, pursuant to Article 3.16 of the Articles of Association of the Company, the Board of Directors be granted a general authority to issue further shares in the share capital of the Company at their sole discretion and without reference to pre-emption rights, be way of general mandate. The general mandate hereby granted shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company and shall be limited to a total amount of shares not exceeding 50% of the number of shares of the Company in issue as at the date the general mandate is granted.

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For further information please contact:

Hellenic Carriers Limited

Fotini Karamanlis, Chief Executive Officer

E-mail: info@hellenic-carriers.com +30 210 455 8900

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited

Andrew Godber +44 (0) 20 7459 3600

Capital Link 

Ramnique Grewal +1 212 661 7566 (New York)

Annie Evangeli +44 (0) 20 3206 1320 (London)

E-mail: helleniccarriers@capitallink.com 

Further Information - Notes to Editors

About Hellenic Carriers Limited

Hellenic Carriers Limited manages through Hellenic Shipmanagement Corp. a fleet of dry bulk vessels that transport iron ore, coal, grain, steel products, cement, alumina, and other dry bulk cargoes worldwide. The fleet consists of five vessels, comprising three Panamaxes, one Supramax and one Handymax with an aggregate carrying capacity of 303,141 dwt plus two new building vessels currently on order, both Kamsarmaxes with an aggregate carrying capacity of about 164,000 dwt.

Following the delivery of the two Kamsarmax vessels, the Company will manage through Hellenic Shipmanagement Corp. a fleet of seven dry bulk carriers comprising two Kamsarmaxes, three Panamaxes, one Supramax and one Handymax with an aggregate carrying capacity of about 467,141 dwt and a weighted average age of 12.5 years (as of 31 March 2013).

Hellenic Carriers is listed on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange under ticker HCL.